eggspot

ˈɛɡˌspɑt

Definition

Definition of eggspot - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

Rare

marking resembling an egg

Rare

The butterfly's wing had an eggspot near the edge.

fish

TECH.

colored spot on fish's anal fin mimicking eggs

TECH.

The cichlid's eggspot was vibrant and eye-catching.

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marking resembling an egg
colored spot on fish's anal fin mimicking eggs

Origin of eggspot

English, egg (egg) + spot (spot)

Examples of eggspot in a sentence

An eggspot was visible on the reptile's back.
The fish's eggspot confused potential predators.
Researchers studied the eggspot patterns in various species.

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French:motif d'œuf, point d'œuf, ...
German:Eifleck, Eiflecken, ...
Italian:macchia d'uovo, ...
Spanish:mancha de huevo, ...
Portuguese:ovo, ponto de ovo, ...
Chinese:卵斑, ...
Japanese:卵斑, ...
Arabic:بُقْعَة بَيْضِيَّة, بُقْعَة البَيْض, ...
Hebrew:כֶּתֶם בֵּיצָה, כֶּתֶם בֵּיצִים, ...
Russian:яйцевидная отметина, яйцевое пятно, ...
Ukrainian:яйцеподібне плямка, яйцепляма, ...
Hindi:एगस्पॉट, अंडाकार धब्बा, ...
Bengali:ডিমচিহ্ন, এগস্পট, ...
Catalan:taca d'ou, ...
Czech:vaječná skvrna, jikerná skvrna, ...
Danish:ægplet, ægmarkering, ...
Dutch:eivlek, eiervlek, ...
Greek:σημάδι αυγού, κηλίδα αυγού, ...
Hungarian:szemfolt, ikrafolt, ...
Khmer:ស្នាមលើស្លាបឬរាងកាយដែលមានរាងដូចពង, ចំណុចពណ៌លើព្រុយគូថដែលស្រដៀងពង, ...
Korean:알무늬, 알점, ...
Persian:نقطه تخم‌مرغی, نقطه تخم, ...
Polish:plamka jajowa, plama jajowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):mancha de ovo, ponto de ovo, ...
Romanian:punct de ou, ...
Swedish:äggfläck, ...
Thai:จุดไข่, ...
Turkish:yumurta lekesi, ...
Vietnamese:dấu trứng, đốm giả trứng, ...

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